Reading Comprehension Practice (In which country do people ____?)

Weddings in Mexico are an amazing mix of tradition and the latest international trends. One old custom that you still see today is that the groom offers the bride 13 gold coins during the church ceremony. This means that he trusts her with everything that is valuable and important to him.

Traditional weddings in Turkey begin on a sad note, with the bride saying goodbye to her rfamily and leaving her home. But that sad note soon turns joyfull, as she is taken to her new home on a horse with the sound of drums and dancing in the street. When the couple arrives at the groom`s home, his mother breaks a jug in front of the house as a symbol of leaving everything sad behind as they enter.

Weddings in Japan have kept their ancient feel, through many Western traditions have now been added, such as rings and a wedding cake. For the bride and the groom, this means they have to change outfits several times troughout the ceremony, between the latest Western formal clothing and beautiful old-style Japanese kimonos, which are very expensive to rent and complicated to put on and take off.

Traditional Nigerian weddings are community affairs where everyone is invited, and often many hundreds of people show up for the lively party afterwards. The couple chooses brightly coloured fabrics which are used to make wedding clothes for their close relatives. These clothes are so exeptional that Nigerian weddings have recently caught the attention of the international fashion world.

A traditional Ukrainian wedding ties together two families, but the ceremony has changed a great deal over the years. Among the few things which haven`t changed is the traditional braided wedding bread, the korovai, which is decorated with flowers, birds and a whole lot more, and is divided among the guests.

In the villages of Vietnam, red is the colour that defines a couple`s wedding day, and it is believed to bring luck. Fireworks are an important element as well. They announce the arrival of the groom at the house of the bride and the arrival of the couple at the house where they will live from then on. This transfer is at the heart of the tradition.